"Wipeout" seems to me like a real version of "XMC" ("Most Extreme Elimination Challenge"), which itself was a parody -- via re-editing and humorous voice-overs -- of the 1980s Japanese game show "Takeshi's Castle." In "Takeshi's Castle," contestants tried to navigate their way through a bizarre obstacle course, with often hilarious consequences.

This new Pac-Man show could, actually, be interesting.

As long as the show's labyrinth doesn't feature Davie Bowie and his huge, um ... hair.